COVID-19 lockdowns and children's health and well-being

Samreen Malik; Benedikt Mihm; Antje von Suchodoletz

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2022.102549

COVID-19 lockdowns and children's health and well-being

Samreen Malik^* (Corresponding Author), Benedikt Mihm, Antje von Suchodoletz

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This paper studies the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 lockdowns in a developing country context. Using surveys for low-income households in rural areas of Pakistan, we find that lockdowns are associated with worsened health and well-being of children. Exploring potential economic and noneconomic mechanisms behind this negative association, we find that children participating in the labor market due to extreme poverty suffer the worst impact from lockdowns. These results call for policies that target resources towards households where children's participation in the labor market is more likely since leaving vulnerable children behind will have a lasting economic impact for developing economies.

Original language	English
Article number	102549
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Economic Psychology
Volume	93
Early online date	14 Sep 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2022.102549
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

CoVID-19
Health
Well-being
Lockdowns
School closure
Child Labor

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